Apparatus for packaging commodities with trough member supported between plates



June 2, 1953 c. T. NICHOLS 2,640,533

APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING COMMODITIES mm mouse mm SUPPORTED BETWEEN PLATES Filed May 17, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 5 mmvrm cHflRL-Es T. mci-xo s +OM v June 2, 1953 c. T. uu zHoLs 2,640,638

APPARATUS FOR PACKAG NG COMMODITIES WITH TROUGH MEMBER SUPPORTED BETWEEN PLATES Filed May 17, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN V EN TOR. CfiiBRI- BS T. NICHOLS P 11. BY

BTT ORNEYS Patented June 2, 1953 UNITED ES 2,640,638 APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING. .COMMODI TIES WITH THOUGH MEMBER SUP- PORTER BETWEEN PLATES Charles Nichols, Portland, Maine; assign: to Quik Pac Division of H. Wesley Hutchins Compan Auburn, Maine Application May 17, 1949, Serial'Nb. 93,777

2. Claims. (01.226148) This invention relates to the packaging; of va us-c mm dit s and articles such as extil glass, fl d s ufi ga ments and t like. department' stores, laundries, and similar estab lishments and: places of business.

objectof the presentv invention is to provide for fa itatin the pla in bass or various types of wrappers; articles of merchandise, and to that end the. invention consists in. the provision of a device which, while relatively elm-v pie. in construction and Operation, lends itself to the accommodation of bags. of various sizes and to certain adjustments and variable positioning, of the parts whereby the. operation of packaging the commodity is accomplished with less difficulty and with better results than. have heretofore been the case.

The. bag filling. or packaging devices of the present invention is equipped to receive the-article or commodity to be packaged, and is also equipped to open and support in open position.

ence to the accompanying drawing in. which illustrated what is presently considered. a pres ferred embodiment of. the invention, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan View of-one form of! bag filling or packaging device embodying the features: of. the present. invention. and illustrating the manner in which. the wrapping or packaging may be accomplished by the use thereof;

Figure: .2 is a side elevational view of the device;

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through the device. and taken substantially on line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figures 4 and 5 are transverse sectional views taken substantially onthe' lines 4-4' and 5-5, respectively, of Figure 1;

Figure 6 is a top plan View of an alternate form of. packaging: device embodying: the features of the present invention Figure 7 is a side elevational View of the as.- mbly' shown i Figur 6.;

Figure 8 is a transversesectional View taken substantially on the line 8-.8 of Figure 6;

Figure 9 is a fragmentary longitudinal see tional view taken substantially on. the line d-ll of Figure '6';

Figure 10 is a top plan view of a third form of the invention, and

F u e 11, is a s de l vati nal Vi w of the assemb r s own i-sure '0 he has fi l n r pa a in de ofth inve ti'on, s lu trated F u es 1- o: 5 nc us ve of the d wings; n in the pr f rred mbodi m th o c mp is a subst nt al y u-s aned through ill: having a bottom H and side walls l2 and This rou h "H a a d to have placed therein the commodity, such. as the shirt shown Figure 1 and there indicated by the rel-.- erence numeral Mr, that is to be packaged. by the insertion thereof into-'a paper bag or tube, as the case may be. Extending, from the walls I2; and i3,v and formingsubstantially confirmations thereof are blades #5; It. Blade. [5: is preferably formed integral, with the trough Wall 1.2 while blade I6 is secured to the trough wall l3 through; the mediumof a suitable hinge 17-, one leaf; of which is secured to. the wall 4 3 and the other leaf of which is secured to the blade- :tB at-th jun-ction of thatv blade and manipulating extension or handle it that is preferably formed: integral with the blade 15.

The blades l5- and H5- term, as will be apparent from the drawing, the bag opening and. holding portion of thedevicaa bag being shownsupport ed. on. these blades in open. position in Figures. 1 to 3, inclusive, of the drawin s, and therein. indicated by the reference numeral, We

The trough ill is preferably supported between a. pair of opposed standards it, 211-. Each of the standards 2.8, 2| consists of a broad flat blanket metal bent. at right angles to formv respectively, a base-flange. 22 and, upright 23..

The uprights 23 of the. two standards are provided with elongated vertical slots 22% receive nut-equipped bolts 35 carried by the sides- ]2. and t3 of, trou h tltand which serue to ad.- justably secure the trough ii] at. the desired. file.- vation between the standards 20,, 2t.

Trough m, blades t5, t8 and standards 2i 2! yf any sui able m teri l. such as metal. Preferably the trough i Q and blade I25; are formed. from a single blank or material; and the portions of the material formingthe walls t2 and 13. are

reversely bent as will be clear from a study of.

Figure 4 to provide in effect. two-ply walls 52, I3 for the trough thereby adding materially to the desired strength of the trough. and; of the walls l2. and t3 without materially adding: to the over-all weight of thedevica.

Also in. ancordance the present inven tion, the bottom wall- H; of trough. lit at. the blade-equipped end thereof is extended for "a portion of the length of blade: 15- and away obliquely, this extended portion of. the bottom wall being, indicated generally by the numeral 26. Also the blade it has projecting inwardly from its lower edge a bottom forming extension. 21' cut away obliquely for its full length. These bottom sections 26 and 27 being disposed beyond the side walls [2 and I3 and located between the blades l5 and I6 extend into the mouth of the bag as clearly shown in Figures 1 to 3, inclusive, and serve to support the commodity [4 as it passes from the trough into the bag [9.

To use the device, the same is positioned at rest on any suitable support and the desired vertical adjustment of the trough I is made. After the trough ID has been adjusted to the desired elevation, the article or articles, such as the shirt I4, is placed therein.

As suggested in Figure 1,. the blade I6, is rocked about the pivot of hinge I! in the direction of the blade 15, this operation placing the bag opening and holding portion of the device as formed by these blades in a contracted condition and an empty bag is then slipped upon the tapered ends 15a, i611. of the blades. By applying pressure to the handle I8 of blade 16, in an obvious manner, the blade is then swung from the dotted position shown in Figure 1 to the full line position shown in said figure. This operation serves to completely open or expand the bag as it is gradually drawn over the blades to the position shown in the drawings. With the bag in the fully opened position just mentioned, the article or commodity M is pushed along the trough I0 and into the bag, after which the bag with the contents thereof is removed from the device. The open end or ends of the bag is then closed and sealed in the usual manner.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 6 to 9, inclusive, the aforementioned trough i0 is dispensed with, and the opposed standards therein designated by the reference 'numerals I20 and 12! have the flanges I22 thereof secured by screws or the like 28 directly to the top of a work bench 29, being secured thereto in spaced parallelism and at the desired distance apart. Further in this form of the invention one of the supporting standards, in the present instance standard I21, has formed integral therewith and as a continuation thereof a bag opening and holding blade H5, while the other of the standards, in this instance standard I20, is equipped with a bag opening and holding blade H6 that is hinged to the standard 120 through the medium of a hinge H1 similar to the afore mentioned hinge l1, one leaf of hinge H1 being secured to the standard I20 and the other leaf of said hinge being secured to the blade H6 at the junction of that blade and manipulating extension or handle H8 that is preferably formed integral with the blade H6.

Likened to the blades l and it of the form of the invention shown in Figure 1 and previously described, blades H5 and H6 have projecting inwardly from their lower edges extensions I26 and I21 to extend into the mouth of the bag and serve to support the commodity or article to be packaged as it passes from between the supports I20, l2l into the bag or wrapper. In this connection it will be noted that in alignment with the space between the standards I20, I2! and in the region of theblades H5, H6 the top of the work bench 29 is recessed as at 30 to permit easy placement of the bag or wrapper upon the blades H5, H6.

From the foregoing it should be apparent that the packaging assembly or device of Figures 6 to 9, inclusive, just described in detail, is used in substantially the same manner and functions in substantially the same way as the packaging device of Figures 1 to 5, inclusive, and hereinabove described in detail.'-

The form of the invention shown in Figures 10 and 11 difiers from the form shown in Figures 6 to 9, inclusive, and just described in detail in the two following respects. As clearly shown in these Figures 10 and 11, both of the bag opening and holding blades therein designated by the reference numerals H5a and HGa are hingedly secured to the supports or standards l2la and 122a as at H10. and H'lb, respectively. Thus in this form of the invention both of the blades H5a, H6a may be swung inwardly towards one another to initially receive the bag or wrapper and then swung away from one another to effect a complete opening of the bag or wrapper.

Also in this third form, of the invention (shown in Figures 10 and 11) each of the blades H50; and HGa is provided with a plurality of vertically spaced longitudinal slots 3| whereby various sized bags may be used to advantage, all in a manner believed to be apparent.

From the above description it will be apparent that the device of this invention facilitates the packaging of commodities in paper bags, and particularly facilitates the opening and supporting of the bag in position to receive the article or commodity to be inserted therein.

While the invention has been described in detail in its presently preferred embodiments, it will, of course, be understood that such has been done for purposes of illustration only and not by Way of limitation, and therefore only such limitations are to be imposed thereon as may reasonably come Within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A bag filling and holding device including a pair of spaced parallely arranged plates each of which has a flange, substantially coextensive with its length, for engagement with a support, a trough mounted between and supported by said plates, a terminal of one side of the trough being extended to provide a bag engaging blade, and a bag engaging blade hinged to the other side of the trough and cooperable with the first blade for opening and holding a bag in substantial alignment with the trough.

2. A unit for use in filling and holding bags including supporting plates with a trough mounted between and secured to the plates, a terminal of one side of the trough being extended to provide a bag engaging blade, the unit also including a second blade hinged to the other side of the trough for coaction with the first blade, the unit being bodily movable for selective positioning, on a substantially horizontal support, during the bag holding and filling operation.

CHARLES T. NICHOLS.

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